Purposes of a Text

Inform

Use an example from the text that shows that the text is giving information, for example a declarative sentence. You can then link this to a mode characteristic such as formality, by explaining the source and story.

Entertain

Use an example from the text that shows the text is entertaining the audience. This could be word types such as adverbs and adjectives, which could be linked to mode characteristics such as interactional if it is a transcript lexis.

Persuade

Use an example from the text that shows the text is persuading the reader. The mode characterists that link to this one are mostly transactional, informal/formal, written/spoken and planned.

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Mixed Mode Texts

These texts contain features of both written and spoken modes. e.g. texts; phone calls; blogs